Maggie's Day Nursery Eastbourne

Inspection of Maggie's Day Nursery Ltd 94-96 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 8AE

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Leaders have recently made changes to the daily routines, staff deployment and curriculum to help improve children's learning and experiences. Children receive good attention and support from dedicated staff who plan interesting and stimulating activities. Staff use consistent and effective strategies to support children's learning, including those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children gain the skills they need in the way they learn best.

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The provision is good

Children appear happy, independent and safe. Staff set high expectations for children's behaviour and manners, and children enjoy spending time with staff. Children confidently go to staff for help and comfort, and to initiate new play. For instance, when children move from one activity to another, staff help them to settle and engage.

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The provision is good

Staff interactions with children are meaningful. They use children's interests to start new conversations and make discoveries, or to demonstrate new ideas. For instance, children learn the names of bugs they find when they dig in the garden. Children happily speak with staff about their own fascinations and plans.

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The provision is good

Staff broaden children's knowledge and understanding of their community, such as when they visit the library and the beach. Children enjoy these new experiences and gain a greater understanding of the world around them. Children make links with their own experiences and learn about new possibilities and interests to enhance their learning in the future.

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need to do better?

n Leaders value the staff team. They work hard to ensure staff receive the support they need to build on children's learning experiences in the nursery. All staff say they feel happy and that their well-being is high. Leaders develop staff skills and knowledge during individual meetings and provide targeted professional development opportunities to improve teaching. n Staff know what they want children to learn and are good at adapting teaching to suit the needs of children, including those with SEND, while they play. They observe and assess children's learning and development, and plan meaningful and interesting activities. However, leaders' intent for the curriculum is not yet fully embedded. The leaders' ideas about how they want staff to develop children's skills and knowledge over time are still to be fully understood by all staff. n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. They provide

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need to do better?

visual cue cards to help children understand changes to the routine and to follow

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need to do better?

30 August 2024 simple instructions. They listen to what children say and encourage them to use new words. Children develop confidence to speak and make their needs known. n Children love listening to staff who sing and read them stories. Staff provide opportunities for parents to share stories with their children, such as when they borrow story sacks to take home. Children bring in their favourite book from home to share with their friends. This helps begin a life-long love of books for the children and their families. n Children build good relationships with one another and with the friendly staff. They develop their independence skills and self-confidence. Staff are good at waiting to see when children need support before stepping in. For example, children try different ways to put a jigsaw puzzle together, persevering and succeeding with minimal help. n Staff follow children's routines from home to provide continuity and reassurance.

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For instance, they support potty training in a familiar way. Staff provide healthy routines and lifestyles, such as when they provide fresh snacks and meals and encourage children to try new foods. n Children develop good physical skills. Staff provide children with resources, encouragement and challenge. For instance, children develop their strength, coordination, balance and spatial awareness when they ride around the garden on scooters. They develop their smaller hand muscles when they use stickers and glue to decorate pictures. n Staff use information from parents to learn about children's development and preferences. Children are allocated a key person to support their learning and development. Sometimes when staff are absent or when children are new to the nursery, there is lack of consistency in providing another person to support their care and learning. n Staff help children to express themselves and make choices, and to develop their

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self-awareness and self-esteem. Children's unique personalities are valued and their interests encouraged, by caring and nurturing staff. Children develop self- confidence and skills to support their future learning, such as when they go to school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n develop the curriculum intent with staff to help them further extend and build children's skills and knowledge

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should:

30 August 2024 n strengthen the key-person system to maintain consistency in children's care and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2779185 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10359565 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 53 Number of children on roll 14 Name of registered person Maggie's Day Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01323 652468 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Maggie's Day Nursery Ltd registered in February 2024 and is in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It is one of a group of nurseries owned by Maggie's Day Nursery Ltd. It is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years old. There are eight members of staff, of whom seven hold appropriate childcare qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager, the director and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with children and parents and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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